I started watching this anime about a year back and finished it two weeks ago. I had to constantly take breaks from it due to the story getting repetitive and also took a particular long break from it on a really boring filler arc (since I never skip fillers).
Story: It's a really good concept that wasn't executed to it's full potential. It's not terrible, it's not depressing, it's not sickening, it's... just OK, I guess. There's a lot of "power of friendship" boosts and I have to agree they're quite silly, but they manage to make you get goosebumps even after all that repetitive nonsense.
Art: Compared to most of the long anime I've seen, Fairy Tail definitively has one of the best animation and art styles I've seen. Usually, on short anime quality is better than on long ones (and I guess there's a reason to it) but this one manages to keep a really good quality compared to other long anime and the characters rarely look like they have deformed shapes like in Naruto.
Sound: I really, really like this anime's sound. The intros, the background music, the volumes set for FX sounds, voice volume, voice acting... They're all really good. I am yet to find something to complain about in this point. Note that I watched the subbed version, maybe the dub is crappy or something, I got no clue.
Character: The character development could do better. The main characters eventually start getting a lot of development but you gotta watch a lot of the anime to get there. As for the rest of the characters... I think I haven't even heard the last name of like 80% of them if not more. I do love something from this anime when it comes to character creation: Every character has a signature thing they do. Natsu gets motion sick on transportation, Gray suddenly takes off his clothes for no reason, Cana is always drinking, Elfman keeps saying the word "man"... I could go on for ever but I'll leave it like that. I enjoy most, if not all of the characters. Even though there's not much development, they are quite enjoyable at all times.
Enjoyment: Despite it being too mainstream and having a lot of "power of friendship" nonsense, I enjoy it greatly. Silly characters like Natsu and Happy are successful at making me laugh at many given times. The last episode even has a joke that I can still laugh about after two weeks of watching it but I won't be able to say anything about it because every single bit of it is a spoiler. Apart from the funny moments, they do this whole "power of friendship" thing in a really good way. I hate this common cliché, yet when they do it in this anime, I can't help but to get excited and feel just like they do.
Overall, I'm rating it 8/10. I find it a bit higher than it should be but the word "good" that number 7 gives it is a little bit too weak. If I could, I'd give it a 7,5 or so. That would be a more accurate score in my opinion.
